I help therapists, healers, and space-holders bring decolonial and liberatory values into their work—so you’re not just saying you’re aligned… you’re actually practicing it. ⬆️ More integrity, more connection, more liberation. ⬇️ Less burnout, less performative wokeness, less colonial residue. If you want a practice where marginalized clients feel safe, seen, and honored—and you want to feel more grounded and intentional in your work—subscribe and join a growing community of practitioners doing this work differently. You practice can be liberatory-- let's get you there!
Modelling... hopelessness?
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Reader, I can’t wait to have some time off in June. I am not going on vacation though; I honestly prefer to hibernate at home -independently of the season- in a low stimuli environment to recalibrate my nervous system. This year I did not plan this time off well ahead of time because, well, this year has not been business as usual (for all of us). To be honest, this year I have had to work extra hard on my self-care, extra hard on my liberatory and spiritual practice. I questioned harder the good in people (like, is there any good in some people? I’ve asked myself at times), and I have had to hold on to my community even harder -and more selectively- to 1) navigate oppression and resist white supremacy in my practice and personal life, and 2) to not feel alone in my sadness, grief, hopelessness, and all of the other feelings that come up at times (all the time?). Why do I share this with you? To be real with you, to remind you that decolonial and anti-oppressive work is hard and it can feel isolating at times (until you find your community). To remind you that decolonial, liberatory, and anti-oppressive work will make you confront people and your own feelings, but it is rewarding as hell. It is communal, because it is work you do for yourself, for your practice, for your clients, and for your community. It is work that benefits everyone. So please hang in there; you are doing a lot. We are doing a lot holding space for so many people and holding space for our communities, especially the most minoritized and oppressed ones. So it’s ok if you feel hopeless every now and then. You’ll have your community to hold you and you can model how to be in right relationship with hopelessness for your clients…. why not? The free monthly Q&A sessions (a.k.a. Decolonized Consultation Sessions) are back NEXT WEEK (Monday May 20th) If you participated last year, you are automatically signed (but can opt out here if this is not the right time). 🌈 These are 55-min Q&A sessions where you get to ask all the questions you have about decolonizing and liberating your therapy, healing, and/or wellness practice. You get to create community as the group will also offer feedback and suggestions that have worked for them. These groups are a wealth of communal knowledge! Some of the topics we’ve covered: ☀️ Building a decolonized mental health or wellness practice ☀️ Anti-oppressive paperwork ☀️ Inclusive treatment ☀️ Decolonizing yourself to decolonize your practice ☀️ Existing and resisting within the mental health industrial complex and wellness complex If you have not joined yet, you can sign up below:
In community, Silvana @ Decolonize Your Practice PS. If you are new to this newsletter, you can read previous newsletter posts here. Let's connect! |
Liberatory Letters
I help therapists, healers, and space-holders bring decolonial and liberatory values into their work—so you’re not just saying you’re aligned… you’re actually practicing it. ⬆️ More integrity, more connection, more liberation. ⬇️ Less burnout, less performative wokeness, less colonial residue. If you want a practice where marginalized clients feel safe, seen, and honored—and you want to feel more grounded and intentional in your work—subscribe and join a growing community of practitioners doing this work differently. You practice can be liberatory-- let's get you there!
Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 Community Liberation Sessions, (formerly Decolonized Consultation Sessions) start in two weeks! Learn more below or get in the waitlist here. One thing they don’t teach you in grad school (or in any certification program really) is policies. Do you charge for a late cancellation or no-show? Do you keep a card on file? How do you “make” people agree to your policies? Yes, yes, this is a piece of cake for some clinicians. But not all of us are...
Hey Reader, It’s finally here! 🎉 Community Liberation Sessions (formerly Decolonized Consultation Sessions) are open for signup. Pick the group that fits you: BIPoC clinicians group white clinicians group Unsure which group to join?Learn more about affinity groups first Or read more about the sessions if it’s your first time joining Can’t wait to see you in the virtual room, ready to bring your questions, tensions, and real-life experiences. 💬 Have a question you want answered in the...
Reader, A quick update on what I've been up to: 💻 Community Liberation Sessions, (formerly Decolonized Consultation Sessions) a live, collective space for therapists, healers, and space-holders interrupting colonial patterns in their work and practicing liberation in real time — not just talking about it.We bring our tensions, contradictions, and lived realities into the room and work through them together.If you’ve been craving practice, not performance, this space is for you.Learn more...